A hurricane's path is only half the story. Research from 2005 reveals why knowing who can't evacuate matters just as much as knowing where the storm will hit.
Bren School professor Ben Halpern showcased how his NCEAS team blends satellite imagery with AI to monitor invasive ice plant across UCSB's Dangermond Preserve — part of a new campus speaker series exploring AI in academic research.
The American Association of Geographers honors Bren's Jayajit Chakraborty for outstanding contributions to geography and environmental justice research.
UC Santa Barbara study reviews 67 cases of groundwater recovery worldwide, identifying strategies that reversed aquifer depletion through policy changes, alternative water supplies, and managed recharge.
UC Santa Barbara researchers outline ten strategies to integrate ocean policy into science education, helping students translate research into real-world impact as climate and environmental challenges intensify.
From owl calls in mountain forests to native plant restoration, Bren student Alicia Magliato shares a journey shaped by wildfire research, conservation, and a deep commitment to California’s ecosystems future.
From scuba diving to seafood economics, UCSB’s Dan O’Shea navigates the blue economy, balancing ocean conservation, local livelihoods, and global trade along California’s coast, while championing local seafood access equity.
From New England seasons to Santa Barbara bluffs, Bella Pucker’s path winds through conservation, data, and community — finding purpose where people, policy, and landscapes meet at UCSB and beyond the future.
As human settlement expands into the Amazon rainforest, changing landscapes may bring once-controlled diseases back into communities, highlighting new challenges for public health, conservation, and sustainable development.
Four Bren alumni helped shape a landmark Microsoft–Indigo Carbon deal delivering 2.85 million tons of soil carbon removal, advancing regenerative agriculture and high-integrity carbon markets at unprecedented scale, nationwide impact.
As wildfires grow more frequent and severe across California, three Bren alumni are helping build the state’s frontline defense. Through the Wildfire County Coordinator Program, Lara Buluç (MESM ’09), Anne-Marie Parkinson (MESM ’21), and Evert Vermeer (MESM ’23) are strengthening coordination between communities, agencies, and policymakers — turning local insight into statewide wildfire resilience.
Professor Jim Salzman is elected to ACOEL for pioneering work in environmental law, shaping policies that protect ecosystem services, advance sustainable land management, and modernize permitting for green infrastructure.
Researchers explored the relationship between organic and conventional farm fields, finding that grouping organic fields together and conventional fields together can eliminate spillover effects that increase pesticide use.
Bren Professor Kyle Meng advised Governor Newsom on California's historic 15-year cap-and-trade extension, calling it "the most important U.S. climate policy for the foreseeable future."
UCSB Bren School professors Roland Geyer, Patricia Holden, Arturo Keller, and Sage Davis featured in PBS documentary examining fast fashion's environmental impact, microplastic pollution, and sustainable textile recycling solutions.
From the pine-scented trails of Bend, Oregon, to the front row at a Jane Goodall talk, Emily Wapman’s journey has always followed curiosity and endurance—whether running 20-mile ultramarathons or setting up camera traps for elusive red foxes. Now a first-year MESM student at the Bren School, Emily brings the same focus, resilience, and love of the natural world to tackling complex environmental challenges.
